Score: 6

"The scream at the end made it for me"

submission: Destroing

date: August 19, 2009

Refreshingly horrible. The going more and more out-of-tune as the song progressed was a nice added bonus.

Score: 8

"Funky!"

submission: Funk it Down

date: August 6, 2009

It's been a while since I've come across a song that I'm happy to just leave on in the background while I do other things. This is a song like that. Its greatest strength resides in its funky rhythms and a bit of weirdness. It reminds me of the music for the videogame "Toejam and Earl 2". I give it 8/10 because it is a bit repetitive for me; you have each passage repeat 2-4 times in a row, which is ok for this style. However, I think it would have better if the second time, there had been some one different thing to make things more interesting (i.e. another melody layered on top, maybe leading into the style of the next section).

Score: 10

"Epic loop"

submission: Rose At Nightfall

date: July 29, 2009

You kept it interesting throughout - each new iteration of the theme had something uniquely different going on. The mood was suitably dramatic, and it was very action-y while at the same time not being lazy musically. I also especially love how natural and seamless the transition from the end of the piece to the beginning is.

Score: 7

"Not bad..."

submission: 3xOsc

date: June 21, 2009

Actually, this is a nicely catchy tune. I would have given it 8/10 as well, but I took off a point because that going-rapidly--from-left-ear-to-right -ear thing is really annoying when listening to it through headphones. I'd recommend toning that down a little.

Score: 10

"A joy to listen to"

submission: Brahms - Intermezzo in A major

date: March 24, 2009

This is a flawless and very personal interpretation of Brahms. Listening to it once is not enough.

Score: 7

"Fairly good"

submission: <PS> Song of Winds

date: January 14, 2009

It's a fairly good song that is well-played. The sound quality is a little muddy, so that's one area to improve if possible (though I've heard a lot worse). The first and second theme are pretty well developed and along with the playing kept me somewhat interested. It wasn't genius, but it was a nice piece. I did wish for some more variety and deviation from the norm.

Image of 2nd theme (2 mins in): a sparrow flying around.

Score: 9

"Wonderful playing"

submission: Clair de Lune (live)

date: January 6, 2009

Well, you're a much better piano player than I, and I am certainly in no position to critique here, since I love the piece and I very much enjoyed the way you played it. I do wish that the microphone had been closer to the piano rather than in the audience, though (it seemed so, anyway). There are indeed a bit too many non-musical sounds here.

Score: 8

"This one's interesting"

submission: Mind of Fire Movement 2

date: November 2, 2008

Same comments apply about the bad samples for the voices as before. It takes a lot of work for the listener to imagine the piece as it is "meant" to sound, and I think that a lot of people simply aren't willing to invest the required energy. They get angry at you for making them work and vote "0".

I think this movement is on the whole more interesting and more inventive than the first one. I liked the instrumentations and loved the interesting harmonies, particularly in the middle section. At the same time, it risked becoming a bit too repetitive at times, though it mostly had enough variety.

Score: 7

"Aiii, the sound!"

submission: Mind of Fire Movement 1

date: November 2, 2008

I'm finding it difficult to judge the piece overall, because the bad sound quality by far overshadows it. It must be the voice samples; it wasn't so bad in "Graves of Wales" where it was just orchestral instruments. But these voice samples are very poor and distracting, and frankly I think you should avoid using them in the future...

I did enjoy the last minute and a half or so, I know that much, but I'm not sure either way how I feel about the first part. It was hard to concentrate. There seemed to be some nice things, and also some not-so-nice things, but it's hard to be sure.

I voted a "4" to bring your score up to 2.36, because I think that the score it had was ridiculous. Don't let it get you down. But I think you should eventually start researching something to make your files sound better. Finale's Garritan Orchestra is pretty good (though not perfect). I wonder if there's anything like that for Sibelius?

Score: 8

"I think it sounds good"

submission: (rosemthornz) a 5 to 4 song

date: October 30, 2008

I liked your melodies, harmonies and rhythms. It is a very enjoyable song to listen to. Sometimes I felt like it could have been more interesting if the left hand had been playing some off-rhythm stuff (it did start doing that at 1:05). But it's very nice as it is already.